Korean slang profile
참스피
chamseupi
A metaphor comparing secondhand canned-tuna price levels to a stock index.
A metaphor comparing secondhand canned-tuna price levels to a stock index.
- Expanded form
- 참치 + 코스피참치 + 코스피 (tuna + KOSPI)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Jan 25, 2023
- Documented trend period
- Not verified
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
참치 선물 세트의 중고 시세를 참스피라고 부르더라.
They called secondhand tuna gift-set prices 참스피.
02Documented history
- 2023-01-25The YTN source used the expression ‘참스피’.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The source explains it as ‘참치 + 코스피’ (tuna + KOSPI). Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation and usage were compared directly with the evidence. Who first coined it and when it was first used could not be established.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- [앵커리포트] 설 선물 되파는 '명절테크'...홍삼·유산균은 벌금? (YTN)Published Jan 25, 2023Original source checked Nov 13, 2026